Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-15
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Judge Grifhn presiding.
The State Woman's Suffrage convention is
In session at Des Moines.
J.. z. Benedict, near Sioux Rapids, will have
over 5000 bushels of corn.
District court is I'm session AT Guthrie
Center, Judge Henderson presiding.
Several hundred Methodist ministers are
attending the conference at Clinton.
z. Viele's corsf-id, near Sloan, will yield
upwards OF ninety bushels TO the acre.
Fine specimens Of pressed PRICK are made
from the clay found near Dubuque.
Over so dwellings and twenty-five business
houses have been built at Dies Moines this
season.
As soon as Corn Palace week is over, Sloan
will turn its attention to the canning factory
project.
There are In iowa 125 Christian Endeavor
societies. Their annual convention is at
Waterloo Oct. IL.
The club rooAs Of the working girls Of
Davenport promise to be very successful. 1t
will coon be opened.
One morning last week Keokuk sent six
coaches of passengers TO ct. Louis to help
bWtil lECIDHCOuio DC ~ Ahoe S's
A fine barn belonging to Mrs. Sanford Id
dings, within the limits OF Mason City, was
destroyed ny fire Wednesday.
The Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals held a large meeting at the Du-
buque Tabernacle Wednesday evening.
Tuesday evening the city council Of KeoEuk
voted to ezpend $50, 900 or s75, 600 in extend
ing the sewerage system OF that city.
The supreme court has affirmed the decision
Of the lower codrt In the Johnson murder
case from Pottawattamie distric. court.
Jonn z. Grots, Of West Side, was nearly
killed by being kicked twice by his horse, cut
ting his mead badly and brealing his collar
bone.
Tabor, Fremont county, seems to be rather
remarkable for the good health of the citi-
zens, not a death having occurred the year
ending October |.
The postmaster at Pocshontas who caused
SO much commotion has been removed and +.
r Cronek, III. new appointee, has taken
charge If the Office.
The Dubuque Boating association IL pre-
pairing to let the contract for a boat house,
which hall be the finest in Iowa except the
one at Burlington, WIFI h cost so, 900.
Dubuque is to be furnished with IA new and
seryiceab!e Dire alarm system, and has begun
on the placing Of the Gsmewell Geographic
alarm, used in most large cities.
Lophus Hess, a German who served rs lieu.
tenant IN In Conan army, hanged himself
In his room at u Davenport hotel Tuesday. he
had also been a journalist.
Although low Falls does not tlsim to haze
a boom this season between 100000 and $780,
0C0 has been expended In the erection OF resi-
dences and business houses.
Gov. Larrab.e has appointed f.. 8. Fonda,
of Usage, and j. ID. Brown, OF Leonas, dele
gates from Iowa 10 the convention Of the
National Cattle Growers association AZ Kan.
sas City.
Jasper schu nacher, VINO was eIghty-three
years Of sge, was found dead in his bed at tne
home OF his son-in-law IL Davenport. IL was
evident that the oc;OgenArian had died from
heart disease.
Coy. Larrabee Tuesday appointed j. d.
Brown, OF Leon, and z. 8. Fonda, OF Usage,
as delegates 10 the national convention OF
cattle growers, to be keld at Kansas City, De-
tcber 81 and November /.
There was a rough and tumble iLht be-
tween husband and wife at Dubuque Mon
day night. The woman yelled for he police,
but when the officers arrived found & neces-
sary to intercede ia behai. o. the husband.
The Iowa Detective association met in Des
Moines this week There was an attendance
Of about thirly.ti'e, representing about ss
many OF :he different local organ!z stions OF
the state. The session was entirely secret.
The supreme court Wednesday morning
affirmed the case OF Crt q CT VS.. the State Au.
dltor, Involving the right OF circuit judges
TO draw their salary and serve after being
leg slated cut Of o~fi.e, deciding against the
judges.
A peculiar accident happened 10 Mrs. Phil,
Morgan at Davenport. on Saturday. VIII lie
opening a glass Jar Of baking powder an ex-
plorion took place, filling the lady's eyes with
dust and burning her face with smarting pain.
II is supposed acid In the powder cLused the
explosion.
The election proclamation besides the cleo
ton Of state officers calls for the election of
thirty. one senators, two to I'll vacancies, 100
representatives and one district judge
to fiji vacancy in the Seventh distr'c',
composed Of the COUNTIES of Muscatlne, sc II,
Clinton and Jackson.
The United States grand jury, when has
been Ia session at Council Bluffs, Ia some
resolutions complimentary TO the city, tx
press the opinion that he new court house al
Couecli Bluffs wilt be In SIZE, finish snd ARIEL
itecture the best building In the state except
Ing the capitol building at Des Moines.
The receiver and register OF the Uoitd
states lard Oficc at Des Mo!nes on Monday
notice that the official plat for a portion
OF the lands IN Monona county, which hsv
reverted TO the government, would be placed
| on file November Is when they would receive
! applications for entry OF land.
The COW pastures in the suburbs OF Du-
buque are dangerous. On Tuesday a bovius
LOST her balance and csme rolling down the
almost perpendicular bluff with % rush, fall
ing onto a residence at the foot and golDg
through the roof. The cow was little In
jurtd, but the family was considerably fright
ened at having the milk so uncsremoniously